Washington Nationals vs Minnesota Twins Prediction, 4/21/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Washington Nationals vs Minnesota Twins

Date: Friday, April 21, 2023

Location: Target Field in Minneapolis, MN

TV: Bally Sports North

Odds/Point Spread: Washington (+170) Minnesota (-200)

The Washington Nationals (5-13) are hitting the road to Target Field on Friday where they will attempt to defeat the Minnesota Twins (11-7). The odds on this game have Washington at +170 and Minnesota is opening at -200. The total is set at 7.5. The starting pitchers will be Trevor Williams and Tyler Mahle.

As a team, the Washington Nationals are recording 3.4 runs per game, which has them at 26th in the league. They have notched a total of 62 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .315. The Nationals have tallied 24 two-baggers as a team and have hit 8 baseballs out of the park. They have compiled 59 RBI's in addition to 152 base knocks this year, and their team batting average is .250. Washington has a slugging % of .335 and have struck out 121 times, while drawing a walk on 52 occasions.

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The Nationals hold a team earned run average of 4.50 on the campaign (18th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 122 batters. Nationals pitchers have relinquished 22 home runs and also 87 runs (19th in the league). They have walked 65 opposing batters and their FIP is 4.94 as a team on the campaign. Washington has allowed 152 hits (8.7 per 9 innings) and also 79 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.88 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.37.

Nationals bullpen pitchers have entered the contest with players on base 18 times in addition to having 16 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have racked up 10 holds for the year (17th in baseball). The Nationals relief pitchers have accumulated a save rate of 57.1% and has entered the game in 17 save situations. They have tallied 4 saves so far this year and have blown 3 out of their 7 chances to get a save. The relievers have inherited 30 base runners on the campaign with 30.0% of those players crossed the plate. The Nationals have dispatched 57 relievers to the mound this year.

The Washington Nationals have 474 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 191 assists and 13 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .981 which is 26th in the majors, and they have twisted 21 double plays. The Nationals have converted 70.0% of baseballs in play into outs out of 1,422 innings on the field, ranking them 12th in the majors.

Williams has thrown 481 innings and has racked up 537 punch outs in his MLB career. His ERA is 3.10 (166 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.092. He has allowed 364 base hits (6.8 hits per 9 innings) and has had 162 walks. Williams (24-23 career record) is the owner of a FIP of 3.53 and he has faced 1,957 batters in the majors.

Minnesota has accounted for 20 home runs on the campaign as well as 72 runs batted in. They have recorded 23 two-baggers, while taking a walk 49 times as well as putting up 77 runs. The Minnesota Twins have accumulated a team on-base percentage of .296 as well as a batting average of .225 on the season. The Twins hold a team slugging percentage of .373 and they average 4.28 runs per game (22nd in MLB). They have struck out on 175 occasions (7th in baseball) and are sitting with 136 hits.

The Twins hold a team WHIP of 1.005 and have a FIP of 3.50 as a team so far this year. They are sitting at 2nd in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 119. The Minnesota pitching staff have yielded 54 runs on the year while holding an ERA of 2.70 (48 earned runs yielded). Their K/BB ratio is 10.40 (185 strikeouts against 42 bases on balls). They have given up 20 home runs and they relinquish 3.03 runs per 9 innings (2nd in MLB).

Minnesota has called on relievers to enter the game in 9 save chances and they have recorded 6 saves. They rank 13th in the league with a save percentage of 66.7%, and they have dispatched 49 relief pitchers onto the diamond this season. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 22 times in high leverage situations and on 8 occasions with runners on. Minnesota relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 33.3% of 9 inherited base runners. With 23 save situations, the Twins have amassed 14 holds and also 3 blown saves.

The Minnesota Twins have turned 15 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .989 (11th in MLB). The Twins have accrued 144 assists, 7 errors and have accumulated 482 putouts over the course of the season. In their 1,446 innings played, the Twins are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 73.0% (3rd in the majors).

So far in his MLB career, Mahle has surrendered 593 hits while he has earned 667 K's in 625 innings pitched. Mahle (33-41 mark in his career) has a 4.35 ERA while allowing 8.5 hits per nine innings. He has allowed 302 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.318 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.3. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.89 and he has faced 2,683 hitters in his career.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Washington (+170)

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